Headbang
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So for curves, I use an xacto knife with #11 blade. I hold it like a scalpel and move my body more then my arm or hand. Takes practice.New to this thread, but got hooked early on. After building and maidening the Simple Stik, I stumbled across this thread and have a couple of questions.
1 When you join the two halves of the fuselage and when you fold over the wing, I'm curious about how you glue them. I have built several Flitetest planes and some from Experimental Airlines but have not used this technique. I was thinking of either hot glue or Gorilla glue. Please chime in.
2 My tools are modest, no lasers or hot wire cutters, but was looking for tips on how to radius foamboard. My Spitfire has curved wings tail etc, but I ruined a lot of foamboard trying to get the curves to look correctly. Straight cuts, obviously, no problem but would be grateful for any tips. I use either a single edged razor blade or an X-Acto knife with the #11 blade.
Thanks.
For glue I use super 77 spray adhesive for the wing and fuse. I have also used clear gorilla glue, and just pain old white glue spread super thin. Hot glue was a disaster, white or original gorrila glue works, but it expands, so have to spread as thin as absolutely possible.